The National
AviationAviation Day (August 19) is a
United StatesUnited States national
observation that celebrates the development of aviation.
The holiday was established in 1939 by Franklin Delano Roosevelt, who
issued a presidential proclamation which designated the anniversary of
Orville Wright's birthday to be National
AviationAviation Day (Mr. Wright,
born in 1871, was still alive when the proclamation was first issued,
and would live another nine years). The proclamation was codified (USC
36:I:A:1:118), and it allows the sitting US President to proclaim
August 19 as National
AviationAviation Day each year, if desired. Their
proclamation may direct all federal buildings and installations to fly
the US flag on that day, and may encourage citizens to observe the day
with activities that promote interest in aviation.[1]

Contents

1 Notable observations
2 Poster
3 See also
4 References

Notable observations[edit]
In 2014
No Sleep RecordsNo Sleep Records commemorated the holiday by releasing
Aviator's debut LP Head In The Clouds, Hands In The Dirt[citation
needed], and in the same year
Rockstar GamesRockstar Games commemorated the holiday
by releasing aviation themed downloadable content for Grand Theft Auto
V. [2]
Poster[edit]

This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (August
2017)

Legend:
(federal) = federal holidays, (state) = state holidays, (religious) =
religious holidays, (week) = weeklong holidays, (month) = monthlong
holidays, (36) = Title 36 Observances and Ceremonies
Bold indicates major holidays commonly celebrated in the United
States, which often represent the major celebrations of the month.
See also: Lists of holidays, Hallmark holidays, public holidays in the
United States, New Jersey, New York, Puerto Rico and the United States
Virgin Islands.